Why the study?
Does substantial anabolic steroid use alter left ventricular function in male body builders compared to non-users and sedentary controls?
Population
40 males, comprising 14 body builders with substantial anabolic steroid intake, 11 steroid-free strength…
Comparison
Substantial intake of anabolic steroids vs Steroid-free strength athletes and sedentary…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May signal steroid-related LV functional changes in bodybuilders; leaves open clinical relevance pending larger prospective studies.
Does substantial anabolic steroid use alter left ventricular function in male body builders compared to non-users and sedentary controls?
Anabolic steroid abuse in strength athletes is associated with subclinical diastolic dysfunction detectable by tissue Doppler imaging.
Krieg et al. (2007) studied this question.
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